Arcadia Publishing has acquired midwest publisher Belt Publishing. They write in a release that Belt will maintain editorial independence and publish under its existing brand. Arcadia ceo Brittain Phillips said, “Belt provides Arcadia with two terrific opportunities in one acquisition. It strengthens our local and regional catalog in the Midwest, where Belt has been publishing remarkable books for a decade. And as we look to the future, Belt helps to expand the way we think about local-interest publishing, with new voices and fresh ways to define sense of place.”
